Oil Refiners Restoring Lost Output After Arctic Blast December 28, 2022 By Erwin Seba U.S. oil refiners on Tuesday were working feverishly to resume operations at a dozen facilities knocked offline by a holiday...
Texas’ ERCOT Given Federal Permission to Exceed Air Quality Limits December 27, 2022 By Emily Foxhall The U.S. Department of Energy has cleared the way for Texas power plants to pollute more than is usually allowed,...
Oklahoma Piping Inspection Company to Pay $250K EEOC Fine December 27, 2022 American Piping Inspection, Inc. (API), an Oklahoma-based testing and piping inspection services company, agreed to pay $250,000 and to provide...
Texas Officials Confident in Power Grid as Temperatures Plummet December 22, 2022 By Emily Foxhall State officials warned residents Wednesday to prepare their homes and vehicles for the coming freeze while trying to reassure on-edge...
Louisiana Workers’ Comp Rates to Decrease 12.2% in 2023 December 22, 2022 Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon has approved the annual loss cost filing of the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI)...
Texas Bankruptcy Judge Allows Sandy Hook Cases Against Jones to Proceed December 21, 2022 HOUSTON (AP) – Cases can move forward against Alex Jones regarding the nearly $1.5 billion he’s ordered to pay families...
Cadence Insurance Acquires Texas-Based Warriner & Associates December 21, 2022 Cadence Insurance, Inc. announced the acquisition of certain assets of Houston, Texas-based Warriner & Associates Insurance Services, Inc. and Warriner...
Officials Release Report on 2019 Explosions at Port Neches Chemical Plant December 20, 2022 The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) released its final investigation report on the November 27, 2019, explosions...
Families Shattered by Tornadoes in Gulf December 20, 2022 By Jake Bleiberg and Kevin McGill A storm system that spawned dozens of reported tornadoes from Texas to the Florida Panhandle was all but done with...
Texas Manufacturer Fined $298K for Ignoring Workers’ Concerns December 19, 2022 A federal workplace safety investigation found that a Kyle vehicle parts manufacturer ignored repeated concerns raised by workers, and willfully...